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PAPER MONEY AND CURRENCY

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  • The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 53, December 18, 2005, Article 9

    DEFINITIONS: PAPER MONEY AND CURRENCY

    Fred Schwan writes: "Wayne, not you too! Please. In v8n52
    you make the following comment: Everyone is a critic when
    it comes to new coin and currency designs. It is interesting
    to read of a banker talking about "the eroticism of money" -
    would they find mountains and cheese more desirable as images?

    One of my pet peeves (and it really drives me crazy) is
    the use of the word currency to mean paper money. Currency
    is the money in circulation--both struck and printed. Yes,
    I know that the word currency is frequently misused in this
    way and even by people who really should know better. I
    started to list some example here but decided not to
    antagonize anyone.

    Yes, I wish that we had a nice convenient word for paper
    money comparable to coin, but we do not--at least not yet
    or that I know of. My final yes, you can find a dictionary
    that will support the use of the word currency to mean paper
    money if you look in enough of them, but the majority of
    dictionaries will support the inclusive definition.

    Ah, I know, I just figured it out. You sly fox. I get it
    now. You used currency inaccurately in order to generate
    mail! I love it. I might have to try that myself as an
    editor!"

    [Yeah, that's it! I make mistakes on purpose, just to
    see if anyone's watching. Yeah, that's the ticket!
    -Editor]

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  • 2005-12-18
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  • 8

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